Batavia News

A fingerprint scan was used to identify a transient man found trespassing on railroad tracks, and he is now charged the with failing to register as a sex offender.

A 61-year-old Rochester area man died late Thursday afternoon in a sky-diving accident when his parachute didn't deploy during his jump, the Genesee County Sheriff's Office reported this morning.

This is happening right now: rescuers have found a missing skydiver *dead* near the Genesee County Airport in Batavia.

A 61-year-old Rochester man died tonight when his parachute failed to open near the Batavia airport.

Legislation headed to Gov. David Paterson's desk would authorize state troopers to plea bargain traffic tickets in local courts, ending a nearly two-year-old ban on the practice.

Racing Secretary Joe Zambito announced today that Batavia Downs Gaming will be holding a pair of Late Closing Series for pacers during its annual Summer-Fall meet.

Marcia Mitchell of Batavia was ordered to remain jailed without bail by City Judge Craig D. Hannah on Wednesday pending grand jury action on charges of attempted murder for allegedly trying to suffocate her ...

Vote Reported by: Ali Touhey Wednesday, Jul 2, 2008 @04:43am EST Batavia, NY - Open burning of residential wastes in any city, village, or town with a population of 20,000 or more have been prohibited since ...

A 16-year-old boy from Orleans County is facing felony charges after an overnight burglary at a business in Batavia.

School Board members have extended Sodexho America's food-service contract for a second year, saying they are satisfied with how the company improved security after hiring a convicted sexual predator to work in ...

'I mean you're hunting - you're catching criminal aliens, and when you catch someone like that, boy, it feels awfully good.' - Border Patrol agent The authors of this article, Caroline Kim and Jenna Loyd, are ...

A California man has been extradited to western New York on charges he killed his wife 16 years ago.

Ronald N. 'Mike' Dyer, 77, of Batavia, an engineer and designer at Xerox Corp., for 20 years prior to his retirement, died Sunday, June 22, 2008, at Crossroads House in Batavia.

From corn to cabbage and just about every crop in between, Monday's hail damaged farms from Niagara County to the Hudson Valley.

In December 2007, Artemio and two of his friends were traveling by bus through Syracuse, New York on their way to their homes in Mexico.

Hundreds of truck drivers converged on the state Capitol Thursday and staged a noisy demonstration against soaring fuel prices.

A woman, who police say is about 90-years-old, was tied up during a home invasion Thursday morning.

Almost 7,000 customers are without power in Genesee County tonight, according to National Grid's Web site.

Delaware North Cos., a Buffalobased hospitality and food service provider, named Daniel Hunt senior network engineer in its information technology department, John Kist manager of talent acquisition and ...

Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc. , will implement a price increase on tires and assemblies for original equipment - 06/06/2008 - 12:31 PM IRVINE, Calif.-- --1105 Media's Redmond ...